Fifa's World Rankings for July 2026 were released in real time from FIFA HQ in Zurich in Switzerland on the conclusion of the 2026 World Cup.
Spain, the new World Champions, top the list followed by 2022 World Cup winners Argentina who Spain defeated 1-0 in a fractious final in New York/New Jersey. France are third. England are unchanged in fourth. The two teams met in the 3rd/4th place playoff with England winning 6-4 in a crazy game.
Next comes Brazil, Morocco, Portugal, Belgium, The Netherlands, then Mexico in 10th. Colombia are 11th, with Germany 12th. Croatia are 13th, Switzerland 14th with Euro 2020 winners Italy, who did not make the 2026 finals, down to 15th, the USA are in 16th place up one, Senegal are in 18th.
Wales are 38th.
Australia are in 28th place down one; Japan, who had good form going into World Cup 2026, are in 17th position, up one place. Norway are the biggest movers up 12 places to 19th. South Korea are 32nd, down seven places, after a disappointing tournament which saw the resignation of their manager, Hong Myung-bo soon after the team's exit.
Scotland who qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1998 are still in the 42nd spot. The Republic of Ireland are in 55th place up three, while Northern Ireland are in 70th unchanged. There were no changes below position 88 from June. The lowest-ranked team is San Marino in 211th place.
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Spain |
| 2 | Argentina |
| 3 | France |
| 4 | England |
| 5 | Brazil |
| 6 | Morocco |
| 7 | Portugal |
| 8 | Belgium |
| 9 | The Netherlands |
| 10 | Mexico |
| 11 | Colombia |
| 12 | Germany |
| 13 | Croatia |
| 14 | Switzerland |
| 15 | Italy |
| 16 | USA |
| 17 | Japan |
| 18 | Senegal |
| 19 | Norway |
| 20 | Uruguay |
| 21 | Denmark |
| 22 | Iran |
| 23 | Austria |
| 24 | Egypt |
| 25 | Ecuador |
| 26 | Nigeria |
| 27 | Turkey |
| 28 | Australia |
| 29 | Algeria |
| 30 | Canada |
| 31 | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 32 | Korea Republic |
| 33 | Ukraine |
| 34 | Paraguay |
| 35 | Russia |
| 36 | Poland |
| 37 | Sweden |
| 38 | Wales |
| 39 | Hungary |
| 40 | Serbia |
| 41 | Congo DR |
| 42 | Scotland |
| 43 | Cameroon |
| 44 | Panama |
| 45 | Slovakia |
| 46 | Greece |
| 47 | Venezuela |
| 48 | Czechia |
| 49 | Chile |
| 50 | Peru |
| 51 | Costa Rica |
| 52 | Romania |
| 53 | Mali |
| 54 | South Africa |
| 55 | Republic of Ireland |
| 56 | Slovenia |
| 57 | Tunisia |
| 58 | Saudi Arabia |
| 59 | Qatar |
| 60 | Uzbekistan |
| 61 | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| 62 | Burkina Faso |
| 63 | Iraq |
| 64 | Cabo Verde (Cape Verde Islands) |
| 65 | Ghana |
| 66 | Honduras |
| 67 | Albania |
| 68 | United Arab Emirates |
| 69 | North Macedonia |
| 70 | Northern Ireland |
| 71 | Jamaica |
| 72 | Georgia |
| 73 | Jordan |
| 74 | Iceland |
| 75 | Finland |
| 76 | Israel |
| 77 | Bolivia |
| 78 | Kosovo |
| 79 | Oman |
| 80 | Montenegro |
| 81 | Guinea |
| 82 | Curacao (formerly Netherlands Antilles) |
| 83 | Syria |
| 84 | Gabon |
| 85 | Bulgaria |
| 86 | New Zealand |
| 87 | Angola |
| 88 | Haiti |
| 89 | Uganda |
| 90 | Zambia |
| 91 | China |
| 92 | Bahrain |
| 93 | Benin |
| 94 | Thailand |
| 95 | Palestine |
| 96 | Belarus |
| 97 | Guatemala |
| 98 | Luxembourg |
| 99 | Vietnam |
| 100 | El Salvador |
| 101 | Tajikistan |
| 102 | Trinidad & Tobago |
| 103 | Mozambique |
| 104 | Madagascar |
| 105 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 106 | Kyrgyz Republic |
| 107 | Armenia |
| 108 | Comoros |
| 109 | Kenya |
| 110 | Libya |
| 111 | Kazakhstan |
| 112 | Tanzania |
| 113 | Mauritania |
| 114 | Niger |
| 115 | Lebanon |
| 116 | Gambia |
| 117 | Sudan |
| 118 | Indonesia |
| 119 | Togo |
| 120 | Korea DPR |
| 121 | Namibia |
| 122 | Sierra Leone |
| 123 | Faroe Islands |
| 124 | Cyprus |
| 125 | Suriname |
| 126 | Azerbaijan |
| 127 | Estonia |
| 128 | Rwanda |
| 129 | Malawi |
| 130 | Zimbabwe |
| 131 | Nicaragua |
| 132 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 133 | Kuwait |
| 134 | Congo |
| 135 | Philippines |
| 136 | Malaysia |
| 137 | Latvia |
| 138 | India |
| 139 | Central African Republic |
| 140 | Liberia |
| 141 | Turkmenistan |
| 142 | Burundi |
| 143 | Ethiopia |
| 144 | Dominican Republic |
| 145 | Yemen |
| 146 | Lesotho |
| 147 | Botswana |
| 148 | Singapore |
| 149 | Lithuania |
| 150 | Guyana |
| 151 | New Caledonia |
| 152 | St Kitts and Nevis |
| 153 | Solomon Islands |
| 154 | Puerto Rico |
| 155 | Fiji |
| 156 | Hong Kong |
| 157 | Tahiti |
| 158 | Myanmar |
| 159 | Moldova |
| 160 | Vanuatu |
| 161 | Malta |
| 162 | Antigua & Barbuda |
| 163 | Grenada |
| 164 | Cuba |
| 165 | Swaziland (Eswatini) |
| 166 | St Lucia |
| 167 | Bermuda |
| 168 | Papua New Guinea |
| 169 | South Sudan |
| 170 | St Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 171 | Afghanistan |
| 172 | Andorra |
| 173 | Maldives |
| 174 | Chinese Taipei |
| 175 | Cambodia |
| 176 | Montserrat |
| 177 | Nepal |
| 178 | Mauritius |
| 179 | Barbados |
| 180 | Belize |
| 181 | Bangladesh |
| 182 | Dominica |
| 183 | Chad |
| 184 | Eritrea |
| 185 | Laos |
| 186 | Cook Islands |
| 187 | Sri Lanka |
| 188 | Samoa |
| 189 | Aruba |
| 190 | Mongolia |
| 191 | American Samoa |
| 192 | Bhutan |
| 193 | Macau |
| 194 | Brunei Darussalam |
| 195 | São Tomé e Príncipe |
| 196 | Djibouti |
| 197 | Caymen Islands |
| 198 | Pakistan |
| 199 | Somalia |
| 200 | Tonga |
| 201 | Timor Leste |
| 202 | Gibraltar |
| 203 | Guam |
| 204 | Seychelles |
| 205 | Turks & Caicos Islands |
| 206 | Liechtenstein |
| 207 | Bahamas |
| 208 | US Virgin Islands |
| 209 | British Virgin Islands |
| 210 | Anguilla |
| 211 | San Marino |
Source: www.fifa.com
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Match Result: - Win-Draw-Defeat = 3 points - 1 points - 0 points
Importance of match - 1 (friendly match) to 4 (FIFA World Cup™)
Strength of opponent - Position in world ranking (no. 1 = 2.00, no. 30 = 1.70, no. 118 = 0.82 etc.) Formula: [200 minus Position] / 100
Regional strength - Based on results in last three FIFA World Cups (wins per confederation per match)
Period - Since the change to the FIFA World Ranking procedure which came into effect in August 2006 the rankings will no longer take into account the last eight years of results only the last four years of results.
Last four years, gradual decline in importance of results: 100%- 50% - 30% - 20%
Number of matches considered per year - Average points gained from all matches in last 12 months (minimum: 5 matches)